Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Topping Ceremony

Thursday, August 26, 2010 6:42 PM

MICHAEL DeMOCKER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
Musician and actor Harry Connick, Jr. addresses the crowd in front of the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music in the Musicians' Village during a topping off ceremony. Marsalis, Harry Connick, Jr., Mayor Mitch Landrieu and others spoke during the ceremony for the EMCM, which is will be completed next year and serve as center for the education and development of the city's next generation of musicians. Shot on Thurday, August 26, 2010.